The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1800] From: William Young (Younge) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Houston (Houstoun) (Patient) / 3 January 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Young(e) concerning the case of Mrs Houston, written from Calderhall.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1800 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/880 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 January 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from William Young(e) concerning the case of Mrs Houston, written from Calderhall. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1233] |
Case of Mrs Houston at Calderhall who is weak and restless from pains in her body and arms and also has an upset stomach. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:525] | Author | William Young (Younge) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:529] | Patient | Mrs Houston (Houstoun) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Calder Hall / Calderhall / East Calder | Kirknewton | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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I was favoured with yours of the 1st Current relative to Mrs ––
Houstoun and find I had omitted mentioning the affect of the Electuary - You must
know then, that on thursday she took one spoonfull of it which gave one motion -
friday she took one; which had no effect, and on saturday she took two spoonfulls
which has rather given her too many motions since which she has not taken it as
the effects of it only abated this afternoon. The Drops have been augmented to
60 these two last nights but still without any effect either as to easing her
internal pains or quieting her to rest. She is still unable to sitt or lye in one
position for five minutes and very much distresed - The Complaint you
was chiefy consulted upon has quite left her these two days past ---
Mrs. Houstoun is very much troubled
with seakness, whether arising from
wind on her stomach or not I cannot say only she is allways easyer when
she belshes it up she has no inclination for any kind of food and it is difficult
to prevail on her to take any kind of nourishment - She is considerably troubled
with acking pains in her legs & arms (I suppose rheumatism). You will be
oblidged to your own invention to make sence of my description of your Patients
case but as I am new to the office you will excuse it and am respectfully
Sir
your most humble Servant
P.S. if you think any answer to this requisite The
Carrier has orders to call for it by one o'Clock
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Dr. William Cullen Physician
Edinburgh
Mrs Houston
January 3. 1780.
Diplomatic Text
I was favoured with yours of the 1st Current relative to Mrs ––
Houstoun and find I had omitted mentioning the affect of the Electuary - You must
know then, that on thursday she took one spoonfull of it which gave one motion -
friday she took one; which had no effect, and on saturday she took two spoonfulls
which has rather given her too many motions since which she has not taken it as
the effects of it only abated this afternoon. The Drops have been augmented to
60 these two last nights but still without any effect either as to easing her
internal pains or quieting her to rest. She is still unable to sitt or lye in one
position for five minutes and very much distresed - The Complaint you
was chiefy consulted upon has quite left her these two days past ---
Mrs. Houstoun is very much troubled
with seakness, whether arising from
wind on her stomach or not I cannot say only she is allways easyer when
she belshes it up she has no inclination for any kind of food and it is difficult
to prevail on her to take any kind of nourishment - She is considerably troubled
with acking pains in her legs & arms (I suppose rheumatism). You will be
oblidged to your own invention to make sence of my description of your Patients
case but as I am new to the office you will excuse it and am respectfully
Sir
your most humble Servant
P.S. if you think any answer to this requisite The
Carrier has orders to call for it by one o'Clock
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Dr. William Cullen Physician
Edinr
Mrs Houston
Jany. 3. 1780.
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